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42skilled trades
393U.S. metros
8government data sources

Real wages, local living costs, and the numbers behind going independent, for 42 skilled trades in 393 U.S. metros. Built from public data, not guesses.

Popular trades

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Largest metros

New YorkNEW YORK · NY$74,060typical trade pay
Los AngelesCALIFORNIA · CA$63,560typical trade pay
ChicagoILLINOIS · IL$75,235typical trade pay
DallasTEXAS · TX$50,910typical trade pay
HoustonTEXAS · TX$51,450typical trade pay
WashingtonDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · DC$61,465typical trade pay
PhiladelphiaPENNSYLVANIA · PA$61,990typical trade pay
AtlantaGEORGIA · GA$53,365typical trade pay
MiamiFLORIDA · FL$51,680typical trade pay
PhoenixARIZONA · AZ$56,610typical trade pay
BostonMASSACHUSETTS · MA$73,630typical trade pay
RiversideCALIFORNIA · CA$61,705typical trade pay

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ALAlabama12 metrosAKAlaska2 metrosAZArizona7 metrosARArkansas5 metrosCACalifornia25 metrosCOColorado7 metrosCTConnecticut5 metrosDEDelaware1 metroDCDistrict of Columbia1 metroFLFlorida22 metrosGAGeorgia14 metrosHIHawaii2 metrosIDIdaho6 metrosILIllinois8 metrosINIndiana12 metrosIAIowa8 metrosKSKansas4 metrosKYKentucky6 metrosLALouisiana10 metrosMEMaine3 metrosMDMaryland4 metrosMAMassachusetts6 metrosMIMichigan15 metrosMNMinnesota5 metrosMSMississippi3 metrosMOMissouri8 metrosMTMontana5 metrosNENebraska3 metrosNVNevada3 metrosNHNew Hampshire1 metroNJNew Jersey3 metrosNMNew Mexico4 metrosNYNew York13 metrosNCNorth Carolina15 metrosNDNorth Dakota4 metrosOHOhio12 metrosOKOklahoma4 metrosOROregon8 metrosPAPennsylvania16 metrosPRPuerto Rico6 metrosRIRhode Island1 metroSCSouth Carolina8 metrosSDSouth Dakota2 metrosTNTennessee10 metrosTXTexas26 metrosUTUtah5 metrosVTVermont1 metroVAVirginia9 metrosWAWashington11 metrosWVWest Virginia7 metrosWIWisconsin13 metrosWYWyoming2 metros
Every number comes from public data from BLS, Census, HUD, BEA and O*NET. Trade and city combinations without published data are left out, not estimated. How we calculate.